Cultivator.



R. V. MERRITT.

OULTIVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20, 1912.

Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

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entre ROBERT V. MERRITT, OF CENTER HILL, FLORIDA.

CULTIVATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

Application filed April 20, 1912. Serial No. 692,183.

To all whom t may cmwera:

Be it known that I, ROBERT V. Mnnnrr'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Center Hill, in the county of Sumter and State of Florida,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cultivators; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and cxactdescription of thc invention, such as will enable others skilled in t-heart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cult-ivators; and it consists of an attachmentadapted to be connected to a plow beam. in place of the plow, andconstructed as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of a plow beamprovided with an attachment according to this invention. Fig. 2 is aplan view ot' the same.

The plow beam 2 is of any approved form suitable for an ordinary draftplow, and in carrying out' this invention the plow and its standard areremoved entirely when the cultivator attachment is to be used.

Two U-shaped clamps 3 are provided and having clamping bolts fl at theirends. These two clamps are slipped over the plow beam, and 5 are twocult-ivator standards or arms which are secured to the clamps 3.

The main portions of the cultivator standards are curved, and they haveolif-set brackets or extensions (5 at their upper ends. These bracketsare secured pivotally to the middle part-s of the sides of the twoclamps 3 by rivets 7, so that the two clamps are held at a prearrangeddistance apart. The clamps may be placed parallel to each other or theymay be moved pivotally on the rivets or pivot pins 7 to a limitedextent, so that they may be set at different angles to each This enablesthe clamps to be applied to different parts of a plow beam oi irregularshape, or to plow beams of different shapes, and when the clamps havebeen adjusted on the plow beam, and the bolts 4L have tightened up, thestandards are rigidly secured to the plow beam.

Cultivator shovels or tools 8 of any approved 'form are secured to thelower ends ot the standards 5, and the standards have slots 9 in whichthe fastening bolts of the shovels are adjustable vertically.

A erossbar l1 is arranged between the middle parts of the standards 5,and bears against the underside of the plow beam, so that the clampingdevices are relieved of much strain which would otherwise be placed uponthem. This attachment can be connccted to, and disconnected from, theplow beam as often as desirable.

that I claim is:

1. The combination, with a plow beam, of two clamps which straddle theplow beam, two cultivator standards provided with cultivating tools, andpivots connecting the upper end portion ot each standard with the middleportions of the said clamps upon opposite sides ot' the plow beam, saidclamps being cach movable pivotally on the standards and being adaptedto be set at different angles independent ot each other before beingsecured to the plow beam.

2. The combination, with a plow beam, of two clamps which straddle theplow beam, two cultivator standards provided with cultivating tools, acrossbar extending between the middle parts of the standards and bearingagainst the underside of the plow beam, and pivots connecting the upperend portion oit each standard with the middle portions ot the saidclamps upon opposite sides ot' the plow beam, said clamps being eachmovable pivotally on the standards and being adapted to be set atdifferent angles independent of each other before being secured to theplow beam.

In testimony whereof I have aflixcd my signature in the presence ot twowitnesses.

ROBERT V. B'IERRITT.

Witnesses:

N. S. HOWARD, K. I. EDMUNDS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for tive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

